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A. MAURER;

MEDAL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 14. 1919.

Patented July 22, 1919.

INVENTOR ATTORNEY V rm: coLuMBm'PLANumPH c0, WASHINGTON, D c.

ALBERT MAURER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MEDAL-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 22, 1919.

Application filed March 14. 1919. Seria1No. 282,531.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT MAURER, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Medal-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for conveniently and detachably securing medals or badges, such as military medals and the like, to the coat or other garment of the wearer. Such medals are commonly secured to a garment by a safety pin which extends through the ribbon carrying the medal. By my invention a device is provided which presents a much more attractive appearance, from which the medal may very readilybereinoved or on which the medal may easily be'positioned, and which does not require that a pin shall be inserted in the garment whenever the medal is to be put on. I accomplish these purposes by the provision of a headed in which is adapted to be inserted into and frictionally held ina sleeve which is provided with a head or enlargement on its opposite end similar to that on the pin. The sleeve forms a bar on which the loop of the ribbon bearing the medal may be inserted before the pin is slipped into position in the sleeve, the sleeve with the pin therein being held against the garment of the wearer by holding devices which comprise loops through which the sleeve and pin are in serted. Preferably, these loops are formed on the outer ends of shortpins which may be inserted through the garment, these pins having their inner ends threaded, or other arrangement made for securing holding devices to their inner ends after they have been inserted through the garment. Preferably, the holding means for the pins referred to take the form of metallic disks having threaded openings therein in which the short pins are screwed, these disks also preferably having serrations which are adapted to bear against the inner surface of the garment, and also having flanges which are directed inwardly to protect the person of the wearer against the points of the pins.

In order that my invention may be more clearly understood, attention is hereby directed to the accompanying drawings forming part of this application and illustrating the preferred embodiment of my invention. In the drawings Figure 1 represents a front elevation of my device bearing a medal and applied to a coat; Fig. 2 is a front elevation o the dev1ce as assembled, the garment and ribbon not being shown; Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on line 33 of Fig. 2, the garment, however, being shown; and Flg. 1 1s a cross section taken on line 4i of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings the medal holder comprises a sleeve 1 having enlargement 2 of cylindrical or other desired shape at one end; the pi11'3 is adapted to slidably engage within sleeve land to be frictionally held therein. This pin is provided with a head or enlargement 4 at its end similar to the enlargement 2 at the opposite end of the sleeve.

The sleeve 1 with the pin 3 therein forms a bar on Which the ribbon 5 carrying the medal or badge 6 is adapted to be secured. The sleeve 1 is secured to the coat or other garment 7 by means of loop 8, S.

Loops 8, 8, are preferably formed on the outer ends of pins 9, 9, which are adapted to be inserted through the garment at suitable points and to be detachably held in such positions. As shown, the pins 9, 9, are prefv erably provided with screw-threads 10 adacent their inner ends and holding devices 11, 11, are provided for cooperation with the inner ends of these pins. the devices 11, 11 take the form of small (llSlKS or cups having threaded openings at their centers through which the pins 9, 9, are screwed. These devices are preferably provlded with outwardly extending peripheral serrations 12 which are adapted to take hold of the inner surface of the garment to hold the same firmly in position. Devices 11 are also preferably formed in cup shape so as to present inwardly extending peripheral flanges 18. These are for the purpose of guarding the person of the wearer from the inner, more or less pointed ends of pins 9. When the pins 9, for example, are inserted through a layer of a coat with the sleeve 1 and pin 3 on the outer surface thereof, the devices 11 will be positioned against the inner surface of the cloth with the inner edge of each flange 13 bearing against the vest or other lnner garment of the wearer, the lnner ends of the pins 9 being contained within the cups thus formed so that the points of pins 9 cannot press against the surface of the inner garment.

When the medal holder is to be used, the pins 9 are extened inwardly through the gar- Preferably,

- ment 7 and secured in position by screwing the holding devices 11 on their inner ends as stated. The loops 8 will then be the only portions of the device visible, when, the medal is not being worn, and as these loops are inconspicuous the eifectis not objectionable. When the medal is to be attached, the sleeve 1 may be passed through one of the metal loops or eyes 8, and the ribbon of the medal slipped over the same. The pin 3 is passed through the other loop or eye Sand pressed into position Within the sleeve 1, both of the loops or eyes 8 then bearing slidably on the sleeve 1 and the end of the sleeve 1 resting in contact with the head 1' on the pin 3. The medal may be taken off by simply pulling outwardly on the heads 2 and l of the sleeve and pin to separate the sleeve from the pin, after which the short pins 9may be removed or left in position in the garment: as desired.

What I claim 1s:---

1. In a medal holder, the combination of a sleeve having an enlarged. end, a headed pin, adapted to slidably fit in said sleeve and to be frictionally'held therein, and means adapted to be detachably secured to a garment, having loops through which said sleeve and pin may be removably inserted, for detachably securing said sleeve and inclosedpin to the garment.

2. In a medal holder, the combination of ribbon-holding means, comprising a bar, and having enlarged ends, and means 'for securing said means to a garment, comprising threaded pins adapted to be inserted through the garment, adjacent the ends of said" ribbon ho1ding means, and. holding means having threadedopenings in which the inner ends of said threaded pins may be screwed, adapted to bear against the innersurface of the garment.

3. In a medal holder, the combination of a sleeve having an enlarged end, a headed pin, adapted to slidably fitin said sleeve and to be frictionally" held therein, and means for securing saidsleeve and pin therein to a garinent,'comprising pins adapted to be insertedthrough the garment, having loops on their outer ends through which said sleeve and first named pin may be inserted, and means for removably holding said last named pins in position.

4. In a medal holder, the combination of a sleeve having an enlarged end, a headed pin, adapted to slidably fit in said sleeve and to be. frictionally held therein, and means for securing said sleeveand pin therein to a garment, comprising threaded pins adapt ed to be inserted through the garment, having loops on their outer ends through which said sleeve and first named pin may be illserted, andholding means having threaded.

openings in which the inner ends of said threaded pins may be screwed, adapted to bear against the inner surface of the garment.

5. In afmedal holder, the combination of a sleevehaving an enlarged end, a headed pin, adapted to slidably' fit in said sleeve and to e frictionally held therein, and means for securing said sleeve and pin therein to a garment, comprising threaded pins adapted to beinserted through the garment, having loops on their outer ends through which said sleeve and first named pin may be inserted, and members in' which the inner ends of said threaded pins may be screwed, having serrations adapted to bear against the inner surface of the garment and flanges adapted to guard the wearer against the inner ends of said threaded pins.

This specification signed and witnessed this 12th day of March, 1919.

ALBERT Manama.

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